You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.
Meryl StreepI have a holistic need to work and to have huge ties of love in my life. I can't imagine eschewing one for the other.
Meryl StreepActing is being susceptible to what is around you, and it's letting it all come in. Acting is a clearing away of everything except what you want and need - and it's wonderful in that way. And when it's right, you're lost in the moment.
Meryl StreepEverything that truly makes us happy is quite simple: love, sex, and food! Everything else - power, influence, strength - all those things can overpower what's important in life. But as long as you have food and shelter over your head, if the necessities are taken care of, what makes us happy on top of that is very simple.
Meryl Streep